What do Kelowna Toyota, Sysco Kelowna, Quail’s Gate Winery, FortisBC, Best Western Kelowna and Total Office have in common? That’s right. It’s GreenStep Solutions. GreenStep was founded in 2008 by Angela Nagy and Lindsay Eason for the specific purpose of delivering sustainability solutions to small and medium-sized organizations. They have already worked with over 1000 BC businesses and organizations (some big names, too!) within several sectors, [...]
Kelowna Flightcraft CEO Barry LaPointe Talks Strategy Changes and his Entrepreneurial History
May 6th marked a special day in history for Kelowna Flightcraft. It was the newly-appointed President of the company’s first day with the third largest Airline Company in Canada. I am very proud of all of our accomplishments and successes… Our organization is one of the oldest, most successful and respected aviation companies in Canada; however, after 43 [...]
What are the things you wished you knew before attending a weekend startup bootcamp?
By Carlo Pandian Carlo Pandian is a business blogger and tutorial writer on small business financial software by Intuit. He has previously spoken to women entrepreneurs at the Google Campus in London and has published for several online media from Dynamic Business to Techli. Connect with Carlo via his Twitter handle https://twitter.com/carlopandian. Startup bootcamps are [...]
Startup Canada Launches National Support Network for Entrepreneurs
Today Startup Canada, a national, entrepreneur-led non-profit movement, unveils its flagship venture, Startup Canada Communities. According to this non-profit organization, a totally new approach to supporting entrepreneurs, its venture will “trailblaze a new approach to support entrepreneurs—from the bottom up.” Startup Canada Communities provides entrepreneurs with resources like access to mentors, work space, and funding to start [...]
Find it EZ Announces Strategic Partnership with Crystal Migration Services
Today Find it EZ announced a strategic partnership with Crystal Migration Services Corp., a global leader in Crystal Reports to SSRS migration. “Find it EZ is committed to improving business intelligence, database analysis and development processes with the world’s first fully integrated software change management utility. We create productivity software for developers, by developers who [...]
Vlog: VAP Company MiTaxi Secures Funding, Launches Site and Heads to Colombia
The guys at MiTaxi have recently secured funding and are off to Colombia for a month to launch their product. Co Founders, Ivan Gonzalez and Alejandro Valcarcel, the guys you ofter see around AO on long boards, explain the business: MiTaxi is an application intended to mitigate the risks of riding in a taxi in Latin-American, [...]
Mathtoons Media Chosen to Participate in TechWomen Canada 2013
The Director of Kelowna technology company Mathtoons Media, Kristin Garn, has been selected as one of Canada’s top twenty emerging female tech entrepreneurs and will participate in the TechWomen 2013 program. TechWomen Canada is run by the Canadian Consulate in San Francisco and accelerates the growth of Canada’s most promising women-run companies. The program combines [...]
SoftLayer Offers $12,000 Worth Of Services To Every AO Program Company
AO has entered into a relationship with SoftLayer, the worlds most advanced dedicated, cloud and hybrid hosting company, in order to offer every AO program client $12,000 worth of services per year through the “SoftLayer Catalyst Program.” Hosting Credit Startups in AO’s Venture Acceleration Program (VAP) and Traction Program can spend up to $1000 per [...]
We’ve Gone Interactive
Interactive is the next evolution in online video. The internet is a lean-in, interactive experience and video should be no different. Traction Program client, Hustream Video, has created a fully interactive video showcasing AO’s events, community and programs. Check it out and choose your own adventure! Interactive video is a unique and innovative twist on standard [...]
New Members Benefits…Techvibes.. Free Legal, HR and Finance Services.. and PR & Media Service
Techvibes Job Board Techvibes, Canada’s leading technology news site, has extended a 50% discount to Accelerate Okanagan Members and Program clients (VAP and Traction) for single job postings on their job board. The Techvibes site gets thousands of visitors per day. Posting jobs on their job board is a great way to gain visibility for [...]
